WAITSFIELD – Vermont State Police are searching for a person who brandished a gun at the Northfield Savings Bank on Tuesday and stole money.

It is unclear whether the person was a man or woman, police said. Police describe the suspect as white, about 5 feet 4 inches to 5 feet 6 inches tall and 130 pounds. Police said the person appeared to have brown hair.

The suspect was dressed in a black hooded sweatshirt, a black overcoat similar to a windbreaker, a dark and white striped shirt, gray pants with a gray strip down the side, brown loosely tied hiking boots and Ray-Ban-style sunglasses.

Police said the person entered the bank on Vermont 100 at 11:50 a.m. The suspect brandished a handgun and demanded money from a teller, police said. The teller gave the suspect an undislosed amount of cash, and the suspect fled the scene on foot and headed toward Vermont 100 South.

Vermont State Police issued this snapshot from video surveillance at the Northfield Savings Bank in Waitsfield of a person suspected to have robbed the bank at gunpoint.(Photo: Courtesy Vermont State Police)

No one was injured in the incident, police said. Prior to the robbery, police said the individual was seen acting suspiciously outside the bank near the Evergreen Senior Center, which is located next door to the bank.

Several state police troopers, detectives and a K-9 team responded to the scene and searched the area. The investigation is ongoing.

Police urge anyone with information about the incident or the suspect to contact the Vermont State Police Middlesex Barracks at 229-9191.